WGGB has issued two statements following the news of the Warner Bros takeover. The first in response to the Netflix Warner Bros bid and the second in response to the news of the Paramount deal. You can read both below. We continue to watch the news closely.
On 8 December 2025 WGGB General Secretary Ellie Peers said:
“There will be understandable concern about the impact of the Netflix Warner Bros deal, particularly from our screenwriting members in TV and film. A mega-merger like this raises red flags about competition, content and the implications for creators working in an increasingly global marketplace, at a time of industry contraction.
“As the UK faces these headwinds, it is vital that we protect our brilliant writing talent, our bold, distinctive and diverse storytelling and our unique creative eco-system, including our public service broadcasters. This is something we will continue to raise in our conversations with Government and others.
“Collective agreements underpin our work as a trade union and we are proud to have made a historic deal with Netflix – the first of its kind for writers in the UK. Not only does it set minimum terms on pay and enshrine other rights, it also means we can raise issues of concern collectively on our members’ behalf, which we hope to do with Netflix early in the New Year.
“It is only right that the Netflix Warner Bros deal faces regulatory scrutiny and we will be watching the detail closely as it unfolds.”
On 27 February 2026, following the news that Netflix had withdrawn and a Paramount deal was going ahead, WGGB General Secretary Ellie Peers said:
“We have the same concerns around a Paramount Warner Bros deal as we did when Netflix initially threw their hat in the ring last year. Mega-mergers like this raise red flags about competition, content and the implications for creators working in an increasingly global marketplace, at a time of industry contraction.
“Our members in TV and film will have understandable concerns and we will be watching the next steps of this deal closely, as it rightly faces regulatory scrutiny.”